Janine Melrose and Reid Magney, Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter
Janine and Reid joined Sierra Club five years ago to use their communications backgrounds to help fight for a clean and natural environment. They have helped edit the state John Muir Chapter and local Four Lakes Group newsletters and publish the Four Lakes website and eNews. They also enjoy eating and socializing, which makes the club’s Cruisin’ for Cuisine meetups at local restaurants one of their favorite Sierra Club activities.
For more information or to volunteer with Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter visit www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin
Kristin Arakawa, River Alliance of Wisconsin
Kristin Arakawa has worked with River Alliance of Wisconsin as both the Online Auction Coordinator and Aquatic Invasive Species Intern. In these roles, she worked across the organization to raise funds, aggregate volunteer data, and monitor waterways for invasive species and damaged signage. Kristin is a master’s student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, learning how to use geographic information systems to tell stories and motivate community action for conservation.
For more information or to volunteer with River Alliance of Wisconsin visit www.wisconsinrivers.org/ or call (608) 257-2424.